Did something dumb, but has me crying in happy tears
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After spending the entire night peeing, I decided to step on again this morning, to see another 8 lb drop. I am so happy the water weight is dropping quickly.10
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Thanks for the info guys, and congrats on even more coming off!0
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
Oh wow!!!!CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »Everyone says stay off the scale after birth, especially when I have so much fluid retention that I look like I have a spare tire....
Well curiosity got the best of me and I took a chance.
27 pounds. I am 27 pounds lighter than when I went into the hospital on Wednesday, and that is with all the fluid retention/healing from the c-section. 307 when I went in, 279.6 today. I am so happy!!!!
congrats on the baby and woohoo. I dropped all my weight with my first child within a week.
yeah he was supposed to be twins, but the other they think I miscarried. so the placenta was twice as big as it should have been. my belly looked like someone popped a ball lol. the second one I lost half not sure how long it took but wasnt long.I was young though too.my kids are now adults
Once you miscarry the placenta won't grow for a baby that's lost
I dont know I just know what the dr told me(maybe he was an idiot? lol) but my sons placenta was twice the size (and then some) he was.he was 7lb 13 oz and the placenta itself was over 15lbs. I only gained 40 lbs with him and my daughter.my daughters placenta was not much bigger than she was she was 7lb 11 oz and it was a little over 9 lbs.he said for my son it was abnormally large then he stated the twins thing. I had no health issues with my kids either,they were shocked about the placenta and he had practiced more than 20 years.but heck none of that really matters now lol.I have two great kids.3 -
I'm trying not to. It's hard because I really want to help with care of the baby, but with the wound vac in place, I am very limited in what I can do. I am restricted to lifting no more than 3-4 lbs, which means someone always has to hand me our daughter, which is so emotionally hard.
Curiosity question from a random reader. Is it common to have a wound vac after a cesarean section? I'm familiar with a wound vac because my Mom had one years ago (for an infection) that she had to drag around all the time since it had to be in place the majority of the day. It was a big machine on a "pull cart" and really cumbersome. Probably was a psychological burden too.
Congratulations and speedy healing to you, @elphie754
From what I've read, no it's not typical. However, the hospital I was at is our major trauma and specialty center. Nurses said they do it for all complicated emergency c-sections to avoid any problems. It is actually a one use, tiny tiny machine (size of a cell phone) and comes with a small case so it's not too bad.
Thank you for the response. Happy to hear it was just a precautionary thing and not the wound vac I was envisioning.0 -
35lbs of water... peed down the toilet in a week... Amazing!
Enjoy seeing such losses on the scale while they last
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I'm trying not to. It's hard because I really want to help with care of the baby, but with the wound vac in place, I am very limited in what I can do. I am restricted to lifting no more than 3-4 lbs, which means someone always has to hand me our daughter, which is so emotionally hard.
Curiosity question from a random reader. Is it common to have a wound vac after a cesarean section? I'm familiar with a wound vac because my Mom had one years ago (for an infection) that she had to drag around all the time since it had to be in place the majority of the day. It was a big machine on a "pull cart" and really cumbersome. Probably was a psychological burden too.
Congratulations and speedy healing to you, @elphie754
From what I've read, no it's not typical. However, the hospital I was at is our major trauma and specialty center. Nurses said they do it for all complicated emergency c-sections to avoid any problems. It is actually a one use, tiny tiny machine (size of a cell phone) and comes with a small case so it's not too bad.
Thank you for the response. Happy to hear it was just a precautionary thing and not the wound vac I was envisioning.
No and it's actually a lot different. Stupid hospital sent us home with no information on it what so ever, so we ended up having to call the manufacturer last night (making an odd noise but not alarming). Apparently it is actually relatively new and used to protect the incision site (nothing ind the incision like with an actual wound vac). It is basically foam covered with tape that goes sober the incision and applies pressure to close the wound as well as remove any exudate )if there is any). After talking to the manufacturer last night and watching a video on it, it's definitely an awesome device that I could see becoming standard of care. Sorry, the science behind it just fascinated me lol.ladyreva78 wrote: »
35lbs of water... peed down the toilet in a week... Amazing!
Enjoy seeing such losses on the scale while they last
Hahaha I know. I'm staying off the scale for a bit though now.2 -
I don't mean this in any sort of bad way, but I'm confused: Wouldn't you expect to be lower in weight after a baby and all associated fluids are removed?
Congrats on the baby and happy healing!
You'd think so, but C-sections give you crazy water retention. I was actually puffier around the middle leaving the hospital post-C-section than when I went in (with a baby still in there). You expect to be down a few weeks later after you pee out 10+ pounds, but not right away.1 -
SusanMFindlay wrote: »I don't mean this in any sort of bad way, but I'm confused: Wouldn't you expect to be lower in weight after a baby and all associated fluids are removed?
Congrats on the baby and happy healing!
You'd think so, but C-sections give you crazy water retention. I was actually puffier around the middle leaving the hospital post-C-section than when I went in (with a baby still in there). You expect to be down a few weeks later after you pee out 10+ pounds, but not right away.
When I came home I felt like I had a huge spare tire around my middle. Now that seems to be going down.2 -
greyhoundwalker wrote: »
Absolutely not. They do not want me lifting her on my own. They also don't want me moving lots, they want me to heal. Up and doing daily things, yes, cleaning? Absolutely not. Over doing it is a good way to increase bleeding
Hi, only my second post. Not sure if I've got this quote thing right.
Just wanted to say congratulations and you are doing the right thing with avoiding the lifting. I did too much after my 3rd c-section in 1994. Driving, lifting pram a week after surgery. Fast forward 5 years and I was having hip to hip laparotomy to remove huge amount of scar tissue they say was caused by this. I'm sure this wouldn't happen to everyone but why risk it. Time will pass quickly and you'll soon be lifting your baby.
Thank you for the warning. As much as it kills me, I have been asking for tons of help and not doing things I shouldn't be. I am increasing how much activity I've doing around the house (walking around, making bottles, helping with dinner etc) but no lifting.0 -
greyhoundwalker wrote: »
Absolutely not. They do not want me lifting her on my own. They also don't want me moving lots, they want me to heal. Up and doing daily things, yes, cleaning? Absolutely not. Over doing it is a good way to increase bleeding
Hi, only my second post. Not sure if I've got this quote thing right.
Just wanted to say congratulations and you are doing the right thing with avoiding the lifting. I did too much after my 3rd c-section in 1994. Driving, lifting pram a week after surgery. Fast forward 5 years and I was having hip to hip laparotomy to remove huge amount of scar tissue they say was caused by this. I'm sure this wouldn't happen to everyone but why risk it. Time will pass quickly and you'll soon be lifting your baby.
Thank you for the warning. As much as it kills me, I have been asking for tons of help and not doing things I shouldn't be. I am increasing how much activity I've doing around the house (walking around, making bottles, helping with dinner etc) but no lifting.
Glad you're only doing basic things, but remember you need to be well to look after your baby so make sure to keep asking for help and look after yourself and don't over-do it. You really don't want any long term problems, just do you could drop a few pounds a bit quicker x1 -
rugratz2015 wrote: »greyhoundwalker wrote: »
Absolutely not. They do not want me lifting her on my own. They also don't want me moving lots, they want me to heal. Up and doing daily things, yes, cleaning? Absolutely not. Over doing it is a good way to increase bleeding
Hi, only my second post. Not sure if I've got this quote thing right.
Just wanted to say congratulations and you are doing the right thing with avoiding the lifting. I did too much after my 3rd c-section in 1994. Driving, lifting pram a week after surgery. Fast forward 5 years and I was having hip to hip laparotomy to remove huge amount of scar tissue they say was caused by this. I'm sure this wouldn't happen to everyone but why risk it. Time will pass quickly and you'll soon be lifting your baby.
Thank you for the warning. As much as it kills me, I have been asking for tons of help and not doing things I shouldn't be. I am increasing how much activity I've doing around the house (walking around, making bottles, helping with dinner etc) but no lifting.
Glad you're only doing basic things, but remember you need to be well to look after your baby so make sure to keep asking for help and look after yourself and don't over-do it. You really don't want any long term problems, just do you could drop a few pounds a bit quicker x
Not even worried about weight right now. I just hate not helping out around the house.2 -
Congrats on the baby! I also had a c section last year, i weighed myself while in labor (73 kg) and the day i was discharged from the hospital i weighed 70 kg. In fact my weight went down to 67 kg when the baby was about 2 weeks, but due to nursing i gained back those 3 kg and stayed 70 kg for pretty much now. Some women do not lose weight during breastfeeding. But this shouldn't be your worry now. I just wished someone would have warned me, after months of indulging in all that food and sweets i wanted and staying same weight it is hard to lose those 10 kg to be back at pre-pregnancy.1
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Harbin2017 wrote: »Congrats on the baby! I also had a c section last year, i weighed myself while in labor (73 kg) and the day i was discharged from the hospital i weighed 70 kg. In fact my weight went down to 67 kg when the baby was about 2 weeks, but due to nursing i gained back those 3 kg and stayed 70 kg for pretty much now. Some women do not lose weight during breastfeeding. But this shouldn't be your worry now. I just wished someone would have warned me, after months of indulging in all that food and sweets i wanted and staying same weight it is hard to lose those 10 kg to be back at pre-pregnancy.
Thank you. Allowing myself to just be right now, but as soon as OB says it is okay, I plan on going back to slight deficit.0 -
Yay, baby is here!!! Congrats Elphie
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Nony_Mouse wrote: »Yay, baby is here!!! Congrats Elphie
Thank you!0
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